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Man dies after riding Royal Gorge zip line

The Associated Press

Posted:
07/08/2013 08:41:13 AM MDT

Updated:
07/08/2013 08:43:58 AM MDT

CANON CITY, Colo.—A 61-year-old man has died after riding a zip line at the Royal Gorge.

According to the Pueblo Chieftain ( http://tinyurl.com/kpjsnja), Fremont County Coroner Carlette Brocious said Bruce Morton is believed to have died Saturday of a heart attack. His home city was not available.

During the tours, riders slide down high wires near the gorge that give them a bird's eye view of the rugged Colorado landscape.

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